“Belarus declares war on Poland.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing a primary challenge, but she’s still a member of Congress
House Democrats have kicked Rep. Ilhan Omar out of Congress
Snopes→ Blind, Older Dog Found in Alaska 3 Weeks After Wandering off
A construction crew found Lulu in salmonberry bushes after initially confusing her for a bear.
PolitiFact→ Why is the US selling stockpiled oil to China? We have answers
Critics of President Joe Biden complain that crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is being sold to China, rather than lowering prices in the U.S. Experts say this criticism misunderstands how the global oil market, and U.S. law, works.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Anthony Bourdain and other celebrities weren’t killed while working on a film about pedophilia
Anthony Bourdain and Chris Cornell were killed while working on a documentary about “widespread pedophilia.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Any Sitting Senator Who Won’t Comply With a Subpoena Shouldn’t Be a Sitting Senator Anymore’ Lindsey Graham Meme
On July 10 2022, an Imgur account shared a meme with a photo of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham alongside a quote stating that “any sitting senator” who refused to comply with a subpoena “shouldn’t be a sitting senator anymore
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Don’t fall for this hoax about two men pretending to be homeless to rob you
A photo shows two men on the run who pretend to be homeless and then “attack and rob you.”
Snopes→ Vernon Winfrey, Oprah’s Father, Dies at 89
Oprah confirmed in an Instagram post that her father died in Nashville, Tennessee.
PolitiFact→ Did President Biden read off directions from a teleprompter?
Critics of President Joe Biden said he mistakenly read aloud directions from his teleprompter during a recent speech. The White House says he didn’t mistake stage directions for lines of his speech. We take a closer look.
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Financial Disclosures by Government Scientists
In this story, we’ll explain what we know about the financial and conflict-of-interest disclosure requirements for Dr. Anthony Fauci, other National Institutes of Health higher-ups and members of two U.S. vaccine advisory committees. The topic came u
Snopes→ EXPLAINER: When is Manhattanhenge? Where Can You See It?
Didn't make it to Stonehenge for the solstice? There's still time to catch Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and bathes the urban canyons in a rosy glow.
Snopes→ Do Some Woodpeckers Store Acorns in Specialized Tree Holes?
Some trees are said to have up to 50,000 holes in them, bored by generations of acorn woodpeckers.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Astronaut Mark Kelly Once Smuggled a Full Gorilla Suit Aboard the International Space Station …’
On July 9 2022, Twitter account @latestinspace shared a video and a popular claim that “Astronaut Mark Kelly once smuggled a full gorilla suit aboard the International Space Station”: Astronaut Mark Kelly once smuggled a full gorilla sui
Snopes→ Did Larry the Cat Outlast 3 British Prime Ministers?
The chief mouser to the Cabinet Office has made a significant impact on 10 Downing Street.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Was Elon Musk’s account “suspended on Twitter after backing out of $44B deal”?
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/11/viral-image/no-twitter-didnt-suspend-elon-musks-account/
Snopes→ Beyond Buffets and Slots: Casinos Double Down on Fine Art
The Louvre, The Museum of Modern Art and ... the Hard Rock?
AllSides→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Misquotes Clarence Thomas in Dobbs Decision
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/07/08/fact-check-joe-biden-misquotes-clarence-thomas-in-dobbs-decision/
Snopes→ No, This Pic Doesn’t Show a Shirtless Hunter Biden with Melania Trump
U.S. President Joe Biden's son was not photographed with former President Donald Trump's wife.
Full Fact→ Conservative leadership contest: four early claims fact checked
We take a look at some of the early claims, including Penny Mordaunt’s estimate of fuel VAT savings and Jeremy Hunt’s claim about corporation tax.
AllSides→ ‘Liberal World Order’ Is Decades-Old Term Misinterpreted by Social Media Posts
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/07/liberal-world-order-is-decades-old-term-misinterpreted-by-social-media-posts/
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Are Democrats ‘Poised to Win’ Ohio and Florida Senate Races?
Val Demings (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)In a recent campaign email, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi claimed that polling website FiveThirtyEight predicts Democrats “are poised to win” Senate seats in Florida and Ohio, among other
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Twitter didn’t suspend Elon Musk’s account
Elon Musk’s account “is suspended on Twitter after backing out of $44B deal.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Lilibet Has Died
Has Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor -- the daughter of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex -- died? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Lilibet has died at the time of writing and a video making the claim doesn't attempt
Snopes→ Report: Uber Lobbied, Used ‘Stealth’ Tech to Block Scrutiny
As Uber aggressively pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service used a “kill switch" to thwart regulators and law enforcement.
Snopes→ New Coronavirus Mutant Raises Concerns in India and Beyond
Scientists say the variant – called BA.2.75 – may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from vaccines and previous infection.
Snopes→ Trump Associates’ Ties to Extremists Probed by Jan. 6 Panel
After members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, their leader called someone on the phone with an urgent message for then-President Donald Trump.
Logically→ An Italian news channel used visuals from the film Deep Impact to depict an exodus of people from Kyiv.
TGcom24's logo was digitally added to a frame from the movie Deep Impact, to appear as though the network was using the image as authentic footage.
Snopes→ Trump Ally Bannon Now Willing to Testify Before Jan. 6 Panel
Steve Bannon has told the House committee investigating the attack that he is now willing to testify.
Logically→ Wendy’s uses horse meat in its products.
Wendy's does not use horse meat in its products. An old, debunked image has been repurposed to make this false claim.
Logically→ An image shows Dutch farmers stealing a fighter jet from a Dutch air force facility to protest the government’s environmental plans.
The image shows a tractor transporting an aircraft from Velika Gorica to Jarun city, Croatia. It is not linked to the recent Dutch farmers' protest.
Snopes→ Over-The-Counter Birth Control? Drugmaker Seeks FDA Approval
For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the U.S.
Snopes→ Yosemite Fire Grows As Crews Protect Iconic Sequoias
Firefighters were working in difficult terrain to protect the iconic trees and a small mountain town as the U.S. weathers another very active year for fires.
Logically→ The Highland Park shooter is a trans woman.
There is no evidence that the Highland Park mass shooter is transgender. The women's outfit was part of his escape plan.
Logically→ The Dutch government is using nitrogen standards to expropriate farmland to build a million houses for illegal immigrants.
The Dutch government is focused on reducing nitrogen emissions to achieve environment-related goals.
Poynter→ What protections would HIPAA provide against criminal prosecution for abortion?
Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, more than a dozen states are moving toward outlawing or severely restricting abortion within their borders. Some abortion rights advocates have […] The post What protections would HIPAA prov
Health Feedback→ Abortion can be medically necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman
REVIEW In a video published by the organization Live Action, which opposes abortion, neonatologist Kendra Kolb claimed that abortion is never medically necessary. One of the reasons she cited is that the treatment of life-threatening conditions like
Snopes→ ‘Sopranos’ Actor Tony Sirico, ‘Paulie Walnuts,’ Dies at 79
Sirico, who played the impeccably groomed mobster Paulie Walnuts in “The Sopranos” and brought his tough-guy swagger to films including “Goodfellas,” died Friday.
Health Feedback→ Abortifacient plants are dangerous, and ineffective as an abortion method
REVIEW On 24 June 2022 the U.S. Supreme Court of Justice overturned the 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling, putting an end to the constitutional protection of abortion rights and enabling each state to set its own laws regulating abortions. As more than 10 st
Washington Post→ A one-source story about a 10-year-old and an abortion goes viral
News reports around the globe and now President Biden have cited the case of a 10-year-old who sought an abortion. But this is a difficult story to confirm.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Restart Of CERN Collider Caused Time Travel
Did the restart of experiments at the CERN subatomic particle collider on July 5, 2022, cause time travel at the organization's headquarters along the border of France and Switzerland? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that anythin